After a year of travelling, and reaching my mid-twenties this year, I have come to realise that life is pretty overwhelming. I can do whatever I want, go wherever I want, choose who I want to be. That’s incredibly exciting, but also pretty scary. I landed back in my home town in Essex just over…
Highlights include: Beautiful temples, monkeys, hungover surf lessons, rice paddies, basket weaving at a home stay, too many scooters, dolphins, bicycle rides in the rain, catching the Bali fever, puppies, tropical waterfalls, hot springs, animal poo coffee, incredible culture and great company! Day 1 – Arrival After a six hour flight from Sydney…
❣ 8-15th JULY 2015 ❣ Highlights: Great Barrier Reef Scuba Diving, Mission Beach Sky Diving, Tully River Extreme Water Rafting, Party Hostel at Gilligan’s. And so it begins! After becoming great friends with a few of the OzIntro crew, it was time to start our spontaneous 35 day East Coast journey together! The whole thing cost…
So! After spending seven months in Australia, I think it’s about time I transfer the written words of my journal onto this screen! On the 29th June 2015, it was time to say goodbye to my Sydney family after spending a few weeks with them in the beautiful Northern Suburbs. I can’t deny that the…
So! I can now safely say that I’m half South African AND I’ve finally been to The Mother City. And I spent so much time on this post so please give it a browse 🙂 During my two-week journey with the family, I took the time to jot down daily notes about the many events –…
Aziz Acharki1. That feeling when you absolutely weren’t expecting to find something funny but then this huge, wonderful bubble of laughter comes out of you.2. And when you’re laughing so hard that you can’t stop, and it starts to make other people around you laugh too.3. When you’re with your family or a group of… via…
Highlights this week include: An unexpected dramatic send off from my job at Lush, sweating buckets at Skyzone Indoor Trampoline Park, a girly road trip to Palm Beach, and Catmosphere Cat Cafe! Yes, drinking coffee surrounded by actual cats! So! As I’m jetting off to the beautiful BALI tomorrow and getting my travel shoes back on…
First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016 FROM THE LAND OF OZ!!! Sooo much has happened in the last year that it’s beginning to turn into a big blur – and I have to question myself on whether my life is real or not, and frequently look back at my 800 photos on my Oz album!…
In all seriousness, I would own every product if I could. But I’m currently a backpacker Down Under and I have limited space…Darn. And as I’ve grabbed a wonderful Christmas temp job at a Lush Digital Factory until the end of January, it seems that it is indeed possible to stock up as many products as I…
November 16th 2015. Yesterday I had a breakdown on the train home from my new job at Lush, which resulted in one passenger actually approaching me and asking if I was okay. How embarrassing…This was when I knew I was losing myself and forgetting the reason why I travelled to Australia in the first place. So…
After all these years of being a HUGE fan of Lush Cosmetics, I can happily say that I’ve managed to grab a full time Christmas temp job at the Digital Packing Factory in Villawood Sydney! It’s an hour and a half train journey but when you’re this much of a Lush fan, it…
Seriously guys, I have SO much to share with you it’s unbelievable. I am now onto my SECOND journal and I have barely shared one ounce of my journey Down Under with my fellow bloggers! I bought this cute little number from Kikki K. A stationary shop I discovered whilst being here. It has adorable…
So! I nearly ran over two wild kangaroos yesterday morning. Like that’s just a normal thing. And I automatically say ‘dollars’ or ‘bucks’ now instead of ‘pounds’ or ‘quid’. And the lawns all around us are getting cut because of the casual snake season. And I’m getting so used to living and working on a…
Hello all! I owe you a HUGE apology for not updating myself each time I arrive at a different place in AUSTRALIA! Since June, I have been having the time of my life in the land of Oz, meeting new friends, travelling down the East Coast, living it up in Sydney, and now trying to…
The Burgess Group have been supplying and installing beautiful timber windows and doors to homeowners across East Anglia for nearly twenty years. I meet Managing Director, Edward Burgess at his Woodbridge showroom located at Notcutts Garden Centre. Whilst sitting at his desk with his dog, Olive, I empty his stylish Mulberry Satchel, and chat with…
Sooooo much has happened in the last month it’s unreal. I have A LOT to update you on – examples: Moving back to my parents within a couple of days as soon as arriving back from Cape Town. (Which I also have to tell you about, day by day of course.) Handing in my resignation for my…
Hidden amongst the colourful, crooked medieval buildings up Lavenham high street, lies the magnificent Weavers’ House Spa – a new and delightful extension of The Swan Hotel. The brand new Weavers’ House offers top of the range facilities, boasting a luxurious relaxation area with six treatment rooms and two relaxation suites. It also contains a…
Happy Easter everyone! I hope you’re scoffing your choccy eggs like I am! I don’t intend on going out this bank holiday – this is all about ME TIME and of course blogging time! I’m also up at 5:30am again for the breakfast shift so that’s another reason… Let’s talk about exciting and nice things!…
Escape and indulge in the picturesque woodland surroundings of Clarice House, Bury St Edmunds. Luxurious, immaculate and well equipped, this spa is a pleasant getaway for a relaxing, invigorating and welcoming retreat. Located just off the A14 and just a mile away from the town centre is the grand Neo-Jacobean Mansion, which has been…
I may as well have written this as it is exactly how I feel. I thought my independence was selfish, but by reading this, it has given me some reassurance.
Judith Blatch, secretary and managing director of Sudbury’s department store Winch and Blatch, has an eye for quirkiness and practicality. I visit her and take a sneak peek inside her Ostrich Gianni Conti handbag. Winch and Blatch is a family run independent department store comprising of four buildings and 11 departments, priding themselves on giving…
True story bro. Apart from replace the Kimmy Schmidt with Breaking Bad or The Walking Dead!
Meet Chantell Mayes, a former professional dancer who is now fully focusing on her skills in the health and fitness industry through many years of varied training. Give us a quick intro about who you are and your dance history. I am an ex-professional dancer from the Royal Contemporary School of Dance where I…
If you’re in your twenties, this is a must-read.
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